Two Brothers, My Sister

1994 1h 48m PT

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 7

Drama

Synopsis

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This dark and intense drama follows the slow and painful destruction of a young, passive woman as she watches her family fall apart. Maria is the shy and dutiful daughter upon whose shoulders the family traumas have fallen. In addition to a regular job she cooks, cleans, and studies. Her parents offer no assistance as her father is blind, with a tendency towards violence when drinking. His wife, the focus of his violence is terribly unhappy. After a particularly brutal beating, Maria's brothers rise up against the father and end up leaving the home. It is up to Maria to try to bring the factions together. Maria's pressures increase after she calmly stabs her boss during an attempted rape, and then copes with her mother's suicide.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Maria de Medeiros
Maria
Marcello Urgeghe
Mário
Evgeniy Sidikhin
João
Laura del Sol
Teresa
Mireille Perrier
The Teacher
Olimpia Carlisi
The Mother
Luís Miguel Cintra
Friend at the Apartment
Orlando Costa
1st Policeman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Teresa Villaverde
Writers: Teresa Villaverde
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Portugal

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Teresa Villaverde, shot by Joaquim Pinto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rudolfo Wedeles shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Maria de Medeiros and Marcello Urgeghe and Evgeniy Sidikhin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0111508 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Teresa Villaverde directs. Joaquim Pinto behind the camera. Rudolfo Wedeles cuts. Produced in Portugal. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Teresa Villaverde, shot by Joaquim Pinto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Rudolfo Wedeles shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Maria de Medeiros and Marcello Urgeghe and Evgeniy Sidikhin carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0111508 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.